MODULAR DOUBLE BRAZED PHASE-CHANGE MATERIAL HEAT EXCHANGER

    公开(公告)号:US20240353184A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-24

    申请号:US18302632

    申请日:2023-04-18

    Inventor: Khoi Nguyen

    Abstract: A phase change material (PCM) heat exchanger system for a rocket or other spacecraft is described. The PCM heat exchanger utilizes phase-change material to store heat absorbed from a hot working fluid. The PCM heat exchanger may be configured as an integrated modular double brazed layout that includes folded fins to distribute heat from a working fluid (e.g., hydraulic fluid) to PCM. A modular configuration may enable a heat exchanger system to be scaled up or down by adding or removing modules to meet cooling requirements for particular rockets and their flights.

    A BRAZED PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240230238A9

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-11

    申请号:US18278150

    申请日:2022-02-14

    CPC classification number: F28D9/0062 F28F3/02 F28F2275/04

    Abstract: A brazed plate heat exchanger (10) comprising a stack of heat exchanger plates (12a, 12b) provided with a pattern comprising ridges (R) and grooves (G) to form plate interspaces (13a, 13b) for fluids to exchange heat. The heat exchanger plates are provided with port openings (O1-O4) forming inlet and outlet channels (14) for the first and second fluids, wherein at least one of the first and second heat exchanger plates is arranged with a skirt to form a chamber (17) between the port opening and the plate interspaces. The chamber (17) is open to the channel (14) through a gap between at least a free end portion of the skirt and the adjacent heat exchanger plate, and the gap varies around the circumference of the channel (14) and/or a cross section area of the chamber (17) varies around the circumference of the channel (14).

    HEAT EXCHANGER, FIN TUBE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND HEAT EXCHANGER MANUFACTURING METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20240011722A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-11

    申请号:US18036530

    申请日:2021-11-11

    CPC classification number: F28F3/086 B23P15/26 F28F2275/04

    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat exchanger comprising multiple arranged fin tubes, each of which comprises a heat transferring fin and multiple tubes integrally formed on a plate, wherein refrigerant flows through the tubes. Each of the fin tubes has a first surface forming the front surface of the fin tube and a second surface forming the rear surface of the fin tube, and has opening part which communicates with at least a side of the multiple tubes and is formed to extend through the first surface and the second surface; and the perimeters of the openings of the fin tubes adjacent to each other may be connected through a connection part such that the openings of the adjacent fin tubes communicate with each other. Therefore, there is an advantage in that refrigerant can be distributed without a separate header.

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